To build a handicapped-access ramp, the building code states that for every 1 inch of vertical rise in height, the
ramp must extend out 12 inches horizontally, as shown in
the diagram below.
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(a) Set up your trig equation (before solving below):
(2 points)
hyp
1 opp
12
adj
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(b) What is the angle of inclination, x, of this ramp, to the
nearest hundredth of a degree? (2 points)
85.22
4.76
85.24
4.78